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Tunisia Would-be Hopefuls Arrested, Restrained Amid Presidential Race

A key Tunisian opposition figure and potential candidate for the upcoming presidential election jailed since October was sentenced to two years in prison late Monday night, according to local media.

International Business Times

Ministers prepare extra 500 prison places to remand suspected rioters

Former young offender institution repurposed and abandoned cells made safe, while scheme to free prisoners early continues

The Guardian - UK

Torture, abuse and humiliation: Palestinians on Israeli prison ‘hell’

Ex-prisoners report sexual assault and starvation in alleged ‘torture camp’ jails presided over by Itamar Ben-Gvir

The Guardian - UK

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Palestinian prisoners describe systemic abuse in Israel’s jails

Guardian interviews back up report by rights group B’Tselem, which says prisons should now be labelled ‘torture camps’

The Guardian - UK

Evan Gershkovich prisoner swap was great news but it sets a worrying precedent for future hostage taking

Reporters Without Borders has welcomed the release of hostages by Russia, including Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal and Alsu Kurmasheva of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. But it has stressed that: “Neither should have spent a single day in a Russian prison for doing their job … we emphasise…

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German Court Upholds Conviction Of Former Syrian Secret Police Officer

German court upholds conviction of former Syrian officer for overseeing detainee abuse in Syria. Anwar Raslan sentenced to life in prison for crimes agains...

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Rioters face years in prison after 'swift justice' promise from Home Secretary

Rioters face years in prison as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper promises ‘swift justice’

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Call for prison inmates to have free phone contracts to reduce suicides

Inspector warns ‘far too frequently’ he finds prisoners who took their own lives had no credit on their phone account

The Independent UK

The Weak and the Wicked/No Trees in the Street review – tough, old school British drama

★★★★☆ / ★★★☆☆Two of J Lee Thompson’s early films – a gritty women’s prison drama and a postwar crime thriller – serve as a reminder that the director deserves more kudos as an artist

The Guardian - UK

When Influencers Go Too Far: 33 Times Their Craziest Acts For Content Made Headlines

To attract viewers, get clicks, and gain followers, some influencers go too far without realizing that what they’re doing is ignorant and sometimes even downright wrong. The post When Influencers Go Too Far: 33 Times Their Craziest Acts For Content Made Headlines first appeared on Bored Panda.

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White House will work ‘every single day’ to free US teacher from Russian prison

Aide says US had tried to include Marc Fogel in prisoner swap and officials will do ‘what they can’ to bring him home

The Guardian - US

Labour must focus on the prison population

Letter: Crisis could be averted by not imprisoning mothers, non-payers of taxes and fines, and non-violent protesters, write Liz Middleton and Gail Coles

The Guardian - UK

Man gets life sentence for killing his 3 young sons at their Ohio home

A man has been sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole in the shooting deaths of his three young sons at their Ohio home last year

The Independent UK

Courts could open 24-hours to deal with rioters, says minister

Ministers insist there is capacity in the prison system to deal with rioters

Evening Standard

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Mayor of Kingstown season 3 episode 10 recap: urban warfare

In Mayor of Kingstown season 3 episode 10, war breaks out in Kingstown and Mike and Milo have their showdown.

Evening Standard

New figures show rise in number of female prison officers sacked after sex with inmates

It comes after a guard in Wandsworth pleaded guilty to misconduct after a video went viral

The Independent UK

‘I missed out on growing up’: Father robbed of 16 years before indefinite jail term quashed

Exclusive: Leighton Williams was wrongly handed an IPP sentence with a 30-month tariff for a drunken fight aged 19. More than 16 years later it was quashed. In his first interview about his ordeal, he has called for 3,000 remaining IPP prisoners to have their cases reviewed, Amy-Clare Martin writes

The Guardian - UK

‘Worrying deterioration in safety’ at UK immigration removal centres, warns chief inspector of prisons

All eight main detention centres in the UK have been found to have the most serious categories of failings

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The Independent UK

Kansas man sentenced to prison for stealing bronze Jackie Robinson statue

The man who stole a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas will spend about 15 years in prison, although most of that sentence is related to a burglary that happened…

The Guardian - US

‘Soul-crushing’: US families of those left out of Russia prisoner swap dispirited

As many as 20 Americans have been left behind after the multi-country swap with western allies

The Independent UK

Former minister David Davis plans to visit Lucy Letby in prison amid conviction probe

Letby is serving 15 whole-life sentences for seven murders and seven attempted murders of babies

International Business Times UK

UK Finance Worker Steals £75,000 From Dead Clients To Fund Gambling Addiction And Lavish Lifestyle

Casagrande wasn't charged with the financial fraud until after he'd been sent to prison and subsequently released for the drug charges.

Latin Times

Lawsuit seeks to force Texas to air condition its prison system as inmates report deadly conditions

Only about a third of Texas' 100 prison units count with full AC with the rest having partial or no air-conditioning at all.

The Independent UK

Number of prisoners released into homelessness rises by a third in a year, despite new government scheme

Exclusive: In just a year, more than 9,200 ex-prisoners left jail only to become homeless

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Americans Detained In Russia Reunite With Families At Base

Three Americans released from Russian detention face challenges of readjustment and reintegration into society after historic prisoner exchange.

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